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ARDENNES. 1792. General LA FAYETTE 2 Printed documents: “Letter addressed to a deputy of the National Assembly, At the Camp of SEDAN, August 16, 1792: “I hasten, my friend, to inform you of our situation at this moment. If the Assembly does not act decisively, we are lost. You have no doubt heard of the attack carried out against your colleagues by the municipality of SEDAN; upon their arrival, they were confined to the castle on the pretext that their credentials were not legitimate. We are being prevented from communicating with SEDAN. We have only a vague understanding of the major events that have just taken place in PARIS. We are receiving no news. Yesterday morning, we were ordered to take up arms… ” In Paris, from the National Printing Office; 3 pages, in-8° + “Letter from the Commissioners of the Army of the Center to the National Assembly, followed by Letters from the General Council of the Commune of SEDAN and from Mr. LA FAYETTE. SEDAN, August 20 (1792). “Mr. President, The gates of our prison have just opened; the repentant and disillusioned municipality has come to express its regrets to us and to acknowledge us…” From the Imprimerie Nationale, 7 pages, in-8°.